Can a former employee legally sue our small business for using a software script they wrote during work hours after they left the company on bad terms?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can a former employee legally sue our small business for using a software script they wrote during work hours after they left the company on bad terms?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
United States Copyright Office work made for hire employee scope of employment software copyright ownership employer 17 USC 201(b) Google ↗
17 U.S. Code section 201(b) work made for hire employer owns copyright official text Cornell LII Google ↗
- 17 U.S.C. § 201: Ownership of copyright · uscode.house.gov
- 17.11 Copyright Interests—Work Made for Hire by Employee (17 U.S.C. § 201(b)) · www3.ce9.uscourts.gov
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States Copyright Office work made for hire employee scope of employment software copyright ownership employer 17 USC 201(b) OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
17 U.S. Code section 201(b) work made for hire employer owns copyright official text Cornell LII OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Definition | — | — | 1x of 1 |